Thanksgiving festivities at the Toppings - part 1 of 2...

For the second year in a row, the grandkids decorated gingerbread houses at Grandma's for Thanksgiving this year. They really have fun with it; and, of course, what's not fun about sticking every other piece of candy (if we're lucky!) in their mouths?! "One for the house, and one for me, one for the house, and one for me..."

Brent and I call Gage "Brutus" every once in awhile. This picture seems to explain that name, doesn't it? The doctor even said it to us the other day, "He's a solid kid." I think we took this particular picture not so much to convey the essence of Brutus but because of the fun factory on his face and the outright bowl of gum drops sitting directly in front of him. His jingle might have gone a little more like, "One for me, one for me, one for the house, and back to me, and one more for me, and oh yeah, the gingerbread house..."

You have to admit: That's a gingerbread masterpiece if you've ever seen one! It really gives the kids something fun to do when we're all done eating (or when they're waiting), and then we all have an exciting and delectable centerpiece to feast our eyes on.